... present their side. South Dakota state officials declined to comment. Tony Venhuizen, chief of staff to Gov. Dennis Daugaard said in an email, "We would decline to comment on pending litigation." Abbie Smith, a government affairs associate for the ...
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The South Dakota Division of the Izaak Walton League of America will once again sponsor the Annual Wildlife Habitat Award Contest giving this year's first place winner a chance to meet Gov. Dennis Daugaard. "I look forward to meeting this year's Wildlife Habitat Award winner," said Gov. Daugaard.
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A measure to slightly reduce the tax burden on rural electric companies will become South Dakota law despite Gov. Dennis Daugaard's objection after state lawmakers voted to override his veto on Monday. Lt. Gov. Matt Michels, president of the South Dakota Senate, bangs his gavel to mark the official end of the 2015 legislative session in the Senate chambers of the state Capitol in Pierre, S.D. on Monday, March 30, 2015.
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... he won't return to Pierre next year in order to spend more time with his family. Lederman has urged Gov. Dennis Daugaard to appoint Republican Rep. Jim Bolin to replace him. Lederman has served in the Legislature for seven years and was first ...
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... Act" allowing more of a balance in determining parental custody in divorce cases. South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard will now be tasked with naming a replacement for Lederman. On his website Lederman endorsed State Representative Jim Bolin. A ...
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The Senate's 21-11 vote on Monday failed to reach the two-thirds threshold to override Gov. Dennis Daugaard's veto from earlier this month. Daugaard had explained in a letter that the state relies heavily on a broad-based sales tax for revenue that shouldn't be eroded.
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The state Legislature has voted to override the governor's veto of a measure that would slightly reduce the amount of tax burden on rural electric companies. Both the House and Senate voted Monday to override Gov. Dennis Daugaard's veto, and the measure will now become law.
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The Legislature is convening for the final day of the 2015 legislative session to consider three tax-related bills that Gov. Dennis Daugaard vetoed. Lawmakers gathered Monday in Pierre to finish up the session.
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The South Dakota Senate has voted to override the governor's veto of a measure that would have slightly reduced the amount of tax burden on rural electric companies. The Senate voted 31 to 1 on Monday to override Gov. Dennis Daugaard's veto from earlier this month, and the measure now heads to the state House.
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The South Dakota Senate has failed to override the governor's veto of a measure that would have helped determine whether South Dakota's property tax burden is a barrier to entry for businesses looking to offer affordable housing rentals. Twenty-two senators voted to support the bill Monday, two fewer than needed to override Gov. Dennis Daugaard's veto from earlier this month.
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The Legislature is convening for the final day of the 2015 legislative session to consider three tax-related bills that Gov. Dennis Daugaard has vetoed. Lawmakers gather Monday in Pierre to finish up the session.
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... nation. Yet the state has some of the lowest number of non-violent offenders staying behind bars. Governor Dennis Daugaard vowed this year to put in a program to change that. He recently signed a bill into law that will reform the juvenile justice ...
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. State lawmakers are set to consider reviving the three tax-related proposals that Gov. Dennis Daugaard vetoed after the 2015 legislative session's main run. The Legislature will convene Monday for the final day of the session, which had largely wrapped up earlier this month.
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South Dakota lawmakers are set to consider reviving the three tax-related proposals that Governor Dennis Daugaard vetoed after the 2015 legislative session's main run. One felled bill would help determine whether South Dakota's property tax burden is a barrier to entry for affordable housing businesses.
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A change to the speed limit on Interstate 90 is set to take place April 1st, but how many areas in KOTA Territory will be affected by the change? The measure signed by Governor Dennis Daugaard, raises the speed limit on the interstate to a maximum of 80 miles per hour. According to the South Dakota Department of Transportation, the limit change will not apply in many areas within the city currently set at 65. That list of exclusions could expand, especially West River.
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